Cisco 7609-S Software Configuration Guide - Page 67

Chapter 3 Configuring the Router for the First Time Recovering a Lost Enable Password Exiting a Privilege Level To exit to a specified privilege level, perform this task: Command Router# disable level Purpose Exits to a specified privilege level. Displaying the Password, Access Level, and Privilege Level Configuration To display the password, access level, and privilege level configuration, perform this task: Step 1 Step 2 Command Router# show running-config Router# show privilege Purpose Displays the password and the access level configuration. Shows the privilege level configuration. This example shows how to display the password and access level configuration: Router# show running-config enable password lab This example shows how to display the privilege level configuration: Router# show privilege Current privilege level is 15 Router# Recovering a Lost Enable Password To recover a lost enable password, follow these steps: Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Connect to the console interface. Configure the router to boot up without reading the configuration memory (NVRAM). Reboot the system. Access enable mode (which can be done without a password when one is not configured). View or change the password, or erase the configuration. Reconfigure the router to boot up and read the NVRAM as it normally does. Reboot the system. Note Password recovery requires the Break signal. You must be familiar with how your terminal or PC terminal emulator issues this signal. For example, in ProComm, the Alt-B keys generate the Break signal. In a Windows terminal session, you press the Break or Ctrl and Break keys simultaneously. OL-4266-08 Cisco 7600 Series Router Cisco IOS Software Configuration Guide, Release 12.2SX 3-19